This page contains resources for teaching and learning about copyright in world language education.

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Key Concepts

A Fairy Use Tale

Self-evaluation

Copyright Questionnaire.doc

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Copyright Questionnaire.pdf

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Copyright chart (PDF)

Copyright, Cybercourtesy, & Cybersafety in a Creative Commons Age

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Images

- Links to a variety of websites with copyright-friendly images from Springfield Township High School's Virtual Library

- A database of culturally authentic Creative Commons images, organized by language and topic

- Search for Flickr photos with Creative Commons licenses

- A Flickr group dedicated to collecting images for language teaching and learning

- A collection of photos in the public domain

- Royalty free images for classroom use from a variety of countries


- Has lots of professional photos from Spanish-speaking countries--look for the terms of use--standard license means you can use it in your PowerPoints and etc. Sometimes you just need to notify the photographer (using the comments feature)

Arabic

• Arabic - General images related to Arabic culture

• Arabic Food

• Arabic Interpretive Communication - Objects and signs with Arabic writing on them

• Arabic People & Professions

Chinese

• China

• Chinese Characters

• Chinese Culture

• Chinese Food

• Chinese New Year

• Chinese People

French

• French

German

• German

Japanese

• Japanese

Russian

• Russian

Spanish

• Spanish Art
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• Spanish Culture
• Spanish Food
• Spanish Places
• Spanish-speaking People

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Multimedia (Audio & Video)

- A Creative Commons project that lets you download, remix, and share music (including songs from popular artists)

- Community Video, an Internet Archive Project that allows you to download video for free (check the Creative Commons Licenses on each one to see if you can modify it)

- Free, copyright safe sounds (i.e., sound effects, not music)

- Free, copyright safe music

- Free classical music, searchable by composer, genre, form, instrument, performer, and period

- Wikipedia article with links to open source films

- Allows you to stream copyright safe music from your wiki or website in a pop-out player

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Text

László Harri Németh

- A collection of documents in the public domain

- Collections of primary source documents and multimedia materials from American history including ads, culture, literature, maps, music, etc.



- Audiobooks in a variety of languages


- Free, downloadable e-books of texts in the public domain

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More information

- Interactive game with simple questions and answers about copyright

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References

Németh, László Harri. (2006, Mar. 12). Spanish handbook. Stock Xchng. Retrieved November 19, 2009, from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/485928 Used under a standard Stock Xchng license. (Photographer notified and credited)